The average for 2022 based on 12 countries was 1.93 births per woman. The highest value was in Bolivia: 2.58 births per woman and the lowest value was in Chile: 1.25 births per woman. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

In 2023, the total fertility rate in Latin America & the Caribbean remained nearly unchanged at around 1.8 children per woman. Yet 2023 saw the lowest fertility rate in Latin America & the Caribbean with 1.8 children per woman. The total fertility rate is the average number of children that a woman of childbearing age (generally considered 15 to 44 years) is expected to have throughout her reproductive years. Unlike birth rates, which are based on the actual number of live births in a given population, fertility rates are estimates (similar to life expectancy) that apply to a hypothetical woman, as they assume that current patterns in age-specific fertility will remain constant throughout her reproductive years.Find more statistics on other topics about Latin America & the Caribbean with key insights such as death rate, total life expectancy at birth, and number of tuberculosis infections .

The average for 2022 based on 20 countries was 1.93 births per woman. The highest value was in Haiti: 2.7 births per woman and the lowest value was in Puerto Rico: 0.91 births per woman. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Graph and download economic data for Fertility Rate, Total for Developing Countries in Latin America and Caribbean (SPDYNTFRTINLAC) from 1960 to 2023 about Caribbean Economies, Latin America, fertility, and rate.

In 1990, about 108 children per 1,000 Hispanic women aged between 15 and 44 were born in the United States. Comparatively, the fertility rate among Hispanics in the U.S. has dropped to 63.4 as of 2021.

As of 2018, 28 percent of women aged 20 to 24 gave birth before age 18 in Nicaragua. This was the highest birth rate before age 18 in the Latin American and Caribbean countries shown in the graph. Venezuela recorded the second highest adolescent birth rate, as around 24 percent of the women aged 20 to 24 had had a child before turning 18. Cuba, on the other hand, had one of the lowest birth rates before 18 in the region, at only 6 percent.

Graph and download economic data for Adolescent Fertility Rate: All Income Levels for Latin America and Caribbean (SPADOTFRTLCN) from 1960 to 2023 about Caribbean Economies, Latin America, fertility, income, and rate.

The annual birth rate has been on decline in Latin America and the Caribbean since 2005. In 2023, this region's birth rate amounted to an average of 14.2 live births per 1,000 population, down from almost 20 births per 1,000 people in 2005. The population growth rate in Latin America and Caribbean has started to decrease in the last few years.

Fertility Rate, Total: All Income Levels for Latin America and Caribbean was 1.79508 Births per Woman in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Fertility Rate, Total: All Income Levels for Latin America and Caribbean reached a record high of 5.92051 in January of 1959 and a record low of 1.79508 in January of 2023. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Fertility Rate, Total: All Income Levels for Latin America and Caribbean - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on December of 2025.

Historical dataset showing Latin America & Caribbean fertility rate by year from 1960 to 2023.

Fertility Rate, Total for Developing Countries in Latin America and Caribbean was 1.80631 Births per Woman in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Fertility Rate, Total for Developing Countries in Latin America and Caribbean reached a record high of 5.97868 in January of 1960 and a record low of 1.80631 in January of 2023. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Fertility Rate, Total for Developing Countries in Latin America and Caribbean - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on October of 2025.

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women had the highest fertility rate of any ethnicity in the United States in 2022, with about 2,237.5 births per 1,000 women. The fertility rate for all ethnicities in the U.S. was 1,656.5 births per 1,000 women. What is the total fertility rate? The total fertility rate is an estimation of the number of children who would theoretically be born per 1,000 women through their childbearing years (generally considered to be between the ages of 15 and 44) according to age-specific fertility rates. The fertility rate is different from the birth rate, in that the birth rate is the number of births in relation to the population over a specific period of time. Fertility rates around the world Fertility rates around the world differ on a country-by-country basis, and more industrialized countries tend to see lower fertility rates. For example, Niger topped the list of the countries with the highest fertility rates, and Taiwan had the lowest fertility rate.

The average for 2022 based on 20 countries was 15.68 births per 1000 people. The highest value was in Haiti: 22.55 births per 1000 people and the lowest value was in Puerto Rico: 5.9 births per 1000 people. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

This dataset includes teen birth rates for females by age group, race, and Hispanic origin in the United States since 1960.

Data availability varies by race and ethnicity groups. All birth data by race before 1980 are based on race of the child. Since 1980, birth data by race are based on race of the mother. For race, data are available for Black and White births since 1960, and for American Indians/Alaska Native and Asian/Pacific Islander births since 1980. Data on Hispanic origin are available since 1989. Teen birth rates for specific racial and ethnic categories are also available since 1989. From 2003 through 2015, the birth data by race were based on the “bridged” race categories (5). Starting in 2016, the race categories for reporting birth data changed; the new race and Hispanic origin categories are: Non-Hispanic, Single Race White; Non-Hispanic, Single Race Black; Non-Hispanic, Single Race American Indian/Alaska Native; Non-Hispanic, Single Race Asian; and, Non-Hispanic, Single Race Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (5,6). Birth data by the prior, “bridged” race (and Hispanic origin) categories are included through 2018 for comparison.

National data on births by Hispanic origin exclude data for Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma in 1989; New Hampshire and Oklahoma in 1990; and New Hampshire in 1991 and 1992. Birth and fertility rates for the Central and South American population includes other and unknown Hispanic. Information on reporting Hispanic origin is detailed in the Technical Appendix for the 1999 public-use natality data file (see ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/Dataset_Documentation/DVS/natality/Nat1999doc.pdf).

This scatter chart displays population (people) against fertility rate (births per woman) in South America. The data is about countries.

Historical dataset showing Latin America & Caribbean birth rate by year from 1960 to 2023.

Adolescent Fertility Rate: All Income Levels for Latin America and Caribbean was 51.24550 Births per 1,000 Women Ages 15-19 in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Adolescent Fertility Rate: All Income Levels for Latin America and Caribbean reached a record high of 106.43068 in January of 1962 and a record low of 51.24550 in January of 2023. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Adolescent Fertility Rate: All Income Levels for Latin America and Caribbean - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November of 2025.

This horizontal bar chart displays fertility rate (births per woman) by capital city using the aggregation average, weighted by population female in South America. The data is about countries.

The adolescent birth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at an average of 60.7 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19, according to 2020 estimates. The highest rate in the region was registered in Nicaragua and Honduras, where it surpassed 79 births per 1,000 women in that same age group as of 2022. In South America, Chile and Uruguay recorded some of the lowest teenage birth rates.

This horizontal bar chart displays fertility rate (births per woman) by region using the aggregation average, weighted by population female in South America. The data is about countries.